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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Saint-Gaudens, Augustus,     Fraser, James Earle,     Bacon, Henry,     Baillie, John,     Piccirilli Brothers Marble Carving Studios,     Homage -- Hay, John     Occupation -- Political     Religion -- Angel     Religion -- Saint     Object -- Weapon     Dress -- Accessory     Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cleveland     Sculpture

John Hay Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907, sculptor. Fraser, James Earle, 1876-1953, sculptor. Bacon, Henry, 1866-1924, architect. Baillie, John, contractor. Piccirilli Brothers Marble Carving Studios, carver. Title:  John Hay Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Perpetual Achievement of Peace, (sculpture). Dates:  1916. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: white Tennessee marble; Base: Stony Creek granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 10 x 4 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 3 x 7 x 6 ft. Inscription:  (Sculpture, on front of tablet held by St. Michael:) JOHN HAY/1838-1905/"THE FRUIT OF/RIGHTEOUSNESS IS/SOWN IN PEACE/OF THEY THAT/MAKE PEACE" Description:  The memorial depicts the Archangel St. Michael holding a tablet in front of the proper left side of his body. His arms are folded across his chest and rest on top of the tablet. The top of the tablet is draped with garlands and a sword rests horizontally across the top of the tablet. St. Michael wears a helmet which is pushed down over his eyes and his wings are spread out behind him. The sculpture rests on a small square base adorned with garlands and draped with banners. Subject:  Homage -- Hay, John Occupation -- Political -- Secretary of State Religion -- Angel Religion -- Saint -- St. Michael Object -- Weapon -- Sword Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cleveland Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Lake View Cemetery Foundation, 12316 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 Located Lake View Cemetery, 12316 Euclid Avenue, Section 10, Lot 73, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 Remarks:  Augustus Saint-Gaudens designed the sculpture, but did not live to see it finished. He collaborated with James Earle Fraser who created the figure and Henry Bacon who created the base. The inscription on the tablet held by St. Michael is from James 3:18. References:  Lybarger, Helen Baldwin, "A Survey of Public Monuments in Cleveland," Cleveland, OH: Early Settlers Assoc. of Cleveland & the Western Reserve, 1979. (booklet) Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland survey, 1993. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, OH0039, 1989. Monumental News, May 1914; Dec. 1923. Illustration:  Image on file. Monumental News, Dec. 1923, cover. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 88420029   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 88420029 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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